Pours out real dark with a beautiful head. Nice flavors in this beer. Mmmmmm... It has some solid hops and some solid malty goodness too. Feels great going down. Wet and dry all at once. This is a beer that I could drink all night, and have! Thank you Deacon for hooking up some brews down at Redhook.

Nothing special at all in this beer. Has a relatively attractive appearance: Black and thick but pours a miniscul head. Flavor is weak: Just another porter type flavor, though it does have a heavy emphasis on sweet chocolate. Other than it is your typical porter, nothing more and nothing less.

A pleasing deep ruby red to almost brown color on the pour with an impressive head that dissolves into thick clinging sheets of lace that obscures the glass. Nutty sweet nose with malt, caramel also present lightly toasted or coffee aromas. Quite a sweet start, almost too much with the top being skinny and the finish nicely hopped, fair carbonation, dry aftertaste and a fair to middling porter, nothing special.

Upon opening, I smell well-defined malt and a hint of dark roast coffee. The ale itself pours a beautiful, opaque ebony and is topped off with a decent, frothy, tan head.

This porter is true to its label "Dark, but not bitter." It isn't bitter and it doesn't really pack a punch. It has depth, but not so much that it is a challenge to drink. It is rather accessible. But, that is also why I didn't mark this brew higher. It could use a little extra splash of that "special something". It does have a nice roasty-toasty flavor to it, with hints of chocolate, coffee and brown sugar, but...nothing above and beyond the call of duty.

Overall, Blackhook is a user-friendly porter. It has flavor, it has a mild finish and seems to have an enjoyable, unassuming quality to it. This is not bad for a mass production beer. I would definately be interested in a taste of this off of the tap. Perhaps the next Seattle trip with bring about this opportunity :)

For food recommendations...a thick, char-grilled burger would do well...maybe with some onion rings to bring out the sweet undertones of the brew.

very dark....could be described as black. little head and lace and very little carbonation. almost no nose at all, just a hint of dark roasted malts. a nice pronounced hoppiness wafts up, too. a very smooth mouthfeel, no pronounced bitterness from the malts or hops, just a fairly dry and clean finish. some dark chocolate notes in the flavor profile...a hint of coffee too. really doesn't seem like a porter, has more of a "roasted" stout feel to it without the bold bitterness...the bottle proclaims that it is microfiltered and you can tell. seems a bit thin...in flavor too. this is a very easy drinking porter and would be an appropriate intro brew for those just getting into the world of porters and stouts. a good nightcap on a cold northern october night.

The label says this is "dark, but not bitter." Well, they got that right. The beer is a dark brown color. The smell is relatively subdued, with notes of maltiness. The taste is of coffee, roasted malt and perhaps a hint of hops. Smooth, creamy mouthfeel. An incredibly easy drinking porter. Would make a solid session beer if you like 'em dark (but not bitter).

What the f...? This is a porter?? By every other measure this is a Guinness, it looks like one, it pours like one and they sold it as one. The aroma was markedly different, and the taste was as well, sweet, honey and coffee. But a porter? This was pure cream and a quick, easy drink. Not bad, but kind of misleading on tap.

A great porter. Nearly-black colour with a light-tan head that reduces to a thick , sticky lace with swirls that stay strong. Thick roasted malts and coffee fill the nose. Tastey raosted malts and earthy flavors along with coffee, mild sweetness and balancing hop bite. Smooth medium body with a mellow crispiness.

A great porter. Very drinkable and complex, forward flavors. Enjoy, repeat. Cheers!

This beer is a dark ruby color. A thin brown head recedes to an edging rather quickly. Sweet caramel, burnt malt, chocolate and coffee tones are all perceived on the nose. Very nice. Mouthfeel is silky smooth and creamy. Low carbonation. I like the bitter aspect of this porter. Coming from blackened malts and hops. Nice chocolate taste as well. Body is medium at best. A little thin. Overall this is a solid porter.

Mind you, as I write this, I'm a hop head, so if my review seems poor it is for that very reason. But this beer is in fact a drinkable one. With it's robust dark color and full chocolaty roasted flavor makes this a decent porter. The head showed up for a bit, but then quickly faded. The flavor tends to stick around in the pallet for a bit to give the mouth a pleasent feeling. After drinking this porter, this beer certainly helps op-en my mind to enjoy more thick beers similar to this.

Not bad for a beer from a Budweiser owned company. Pours with a average creamy head and has a deep dark look. Not much aroma to speak of and the mouthfeel is lacking. But had a pretty good taste though not up to par with most porters i have had. A very drinkable porter for the novice......CHEERS

Minimal head and lacing. Nice coffee-like aroma. Dark brown to nearly black in color with a nice roasty chocolate flavor. Not as good as the Sierra Nevada Porter, but an excellent buy for a couple of dollars less than the SN.

Enjoyed on a nitrous tap. Poured black with a nice white creamy head that lasted all the way down the glass. Smell was very weak with undertones of roast malt. Some bitterness in the flavor and mainly roasted malt without any kind of subtle complexities at all. Creamy mouthfeel and fairly drinkable. Rather thin for a robust porter.

I have not sampled many different porters and in fact bought this one because I am a fan of all beers Redhook. That being said, I like Blackhook. This is a richly-flavored beer that begins with strong chocolate and coffee notes and finishes with a smooth flourish of hops. Its aromas are of coffee and chocolate, the former dominating. Its color is quite pleasing, being a deep red brown with a caramel-colored head.

This Porter starts out subtly chocolatey and finishes with just a touch of pleasant hop tang...I like the finish more than the initial taste...nice color, actually a little darker than other Porters that I prefer on taste...Blackhook has always been a consistent good choice to me, but not a "must-have" Porter...

Taste: Crisp and moderately bodied, smooth and dry roasted, some coffee some chocolate, flavours with a sharp hop bite to match, then following into some sweetness, chewy malt and a more rounded roasted flavour. In the end is some tasty hop leaf, light coffee and chocolate undertones and caramelized sugar. Some earth flavours in this beer also.

Notes: This is one beautiful porter, great blend of flavours to make for a very drinkable ale. It has been brewed longer than you think, since 1983!